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My Lord,

and respectfully to represent to your Lordship,
that I was two years and a half in the service
of His Majesty George Third; That I was
eighteen years Groom & Riding Master, to his late
Royal Highness the Duke of Kent; & that in
the year 1816, previous to His Royal Highness
going to Germany, I had the supreme happiness
and gratification of saving the life of His Royal
Highness at the risk of my own; And that my
father Abraham Ealy was thirty three years
with His Majesty George Third, as Coachman;
and that my brother was twenty eight years
with His R. H. the Duke of Sussex, making

[Addressee "The Earl of Albemarle"]


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the long period of Eighty two years in the service
of the Royal Family: That I have had the
high honor of riding horses for their Majesties the
King of England, the King of Holland, the
King of the French, and the King of the Belgians,
and for many other distinguished Personages,
and without any remuneration for my younger
days: That with the hopes of supporting myself
& family, I have lost no opportunity of being
employed whenever such presented itself.
Although my character for honesty, sobriety,
and general good conduct has ever been
unimpeachable, it is with the utmost sorrow
I am obliged to say, that notwithstanding
all my most anxious endeavours, I am now
reduced to a most lamentable state of
destitution and distress: Therefore it is my Lord,
that I at present humbly address myself to
your Lordship. to implore your Lordship's
assistance


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assistance in my behalf, that I may be enabled
to obtain employment in any way your Lordship
may be pleased to bestow.
I beg to state further, that his late Majesty
George Fourth was graciously pleased to
suggest, that for my services I might be
allowed a pension, but unfortunately, his
late Majesty's humane & charitable intentions
have never been carried into effect.
By the interferance of Sir Herbert Taylor,
his present Majesty^* has been pleased to grant
me, at different times the sum of Twenty
Pounds.
If from all the circumstances of my
unfortunate case, your Lordship should deem
it a proper one for the exercise of your
Lordship's wonted goodness and interference,
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hope your Lordship will be pleased to grant
me the favor of an interview.
And, My Lord,
I have the Honor, with all
humility and respect, to subscribe
myself your Lordship's most Devoted
and most Obedient Humble Servant
Richard Ealey

56 Praed St       )
Edgeware Road )


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22^d March 1837
Mr Richard Ealy
representing his case
to the Master of the
Horse.
No 589.
Recd 23 March
Informed Mr Ealy the
M^r of the Horse had no
means of assisting him
& referred the letter by his
Lordship's direction to
Sir John Coursy[?].


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